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Monroe, Louisiana - 19 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks City of Monroe School District #61 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,890 per pupil, City of Monroe School District ranks #102 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,646
Total Enrollment
19
Schools
$14,890
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
City of Monroe School District operates 19 public schools serving 8,646 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined, 3 high, 3 middle, 2 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Ouachita Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,890 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.7% local, 35.9% state, and 26.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 58/100, ranked #61 of 175 in Louisiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 19 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 354.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.3% African American, 10.0% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lexington Elementary School, with a diversity index of 60.7/100.
Its largest campus is Neville High School, enrolling 1,042 students (13% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sherrouse School, at 106 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
City of Monroe School District school enrollment varies 9.8× across entities
City of Monroe School District school enrollment ranges from 106 students (lowest) to 1,042 students (highest), a spread of 936 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
City of Monroe School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 79.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
City of Monroe School District student-counselor ratio is 354:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
City of Monroe School District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within City of Monroe School District is typically wider than the City of Monroe School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to City of Monroe School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in City of Monroe School District?
City of Monroe School District has 19 schools, including 3 high, 2 elementary, 11 combined, 3 middle. Total enrollment is 8,646 students.
How much does City of Monroe School District spend per student?
City of Monroe School District spends $14,890 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #61 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of City of Monroe School District?
City of Monroe School District students are 86.3% African American, 10.0% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 19 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for City of Monroe School District?
City of Monroe School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #61 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.